BookLawrence J. Kagen, editor.
Contents:
Evaluation of the patient
Classification of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
Inflammatory milieu: cells and cytokines
Juvenile dermatomyositis: an update on clinical and laboratory findings
Inclusion body myositis
Role of muscle biopsy in the diagnosis of inflammatory myopathy
Electromyography
Magnetic resonance imaging of myopathies and myositis
Ultrasound in the evaluation of the inflammatory myopathies
Serological findings
Antisynthetase syndrome
Pulmonary manifestations of inflammatory myopathy
Dermatological manifestations of dermatomyositis
Differential diagnosis of inflammatory myopathy
Outcomes and assessment for inflammatory muscle disease
Muscle strength and exercise in patients with inflammatory myopathies
Risk of malignancy in patients with dermatomyositis and polymyositis
Treatment.